chapter 7

Question 1

Acute Illness

Answer 1

illness with rapid onset but is quick to fix with short-term care

Question 2

Chronic Illness

Answer 2

personal experience of living with a chronic disease, which is a persistent, long-lasting health condition
- usually lasting more than 3 months

Question 3

Electronic Medical Records (EMRs)

Answer 3

allows physicians to maintain electronic files of lab results, visit notes, diagnostics test results, insurance information, demographics, health histories, and other medication information within their offices

Question 4

Health Disparities (health care inequality)

Answer 4

Gaps between population groups in the availability and quality of health care, disease rates and severity, ad overall health

Question 5

Hospice

Answer 5

making a patient comfortable in their home when it is believed they have 6 or less months to live

Question 6

Integrative Medicine

Answer 6

healing-oriented medicine that considers the whole person (body, mind, spirit) including all aspects of their lifestyle

Question 7

Long-term Care

Answer 7

supportive health care for a long-time eg. nursing home

Question 8

Pain

Question 9

Rehabilitation

Answer 9

bringing a person’s health back to normal after an illness, injury, or drug problem

Question 10

Resilience

Answer 10

interaction between risk and protective factors within a person’s background that can interrupt and reverse a potentially damaging process